PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kollaa River (ranked 316 p4p, 468 weight class) and Alan Spence (ranked 44 p4p, 58 weight class). River kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Spence is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Were Coming. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

River
vs
Spence

185 cm
35
186
21 - 11 - 2

185 cm
31
186
15 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Heavy Metal Drugs
Conquer

Brooklyn Threads
Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Spence !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River throws an off balance right hand
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spence looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
River takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been hearing reports that River has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crunch! Spence slams his shin into River's torso.
Spence takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spence lands with a cross.

It looks like Kollaa River has been cut.
Spence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spence lands a leg kick that knocks River off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from River.
Spence throws a right and a left that River avoids nicely.
River shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spence checks a leg kick nicely.
Spence takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
River takes one to the side of the head.
Spence is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Spence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
River blocks a head kick by Spence .
River just misses with a punch to the body.

Spence moves into the clinch.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Spence throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivers head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spence .
Spence throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Spence pushes River back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
River has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spence 's elbow.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spence working aggressively here.
River cracks Spence with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spence misses with a punch on the inside.
River is working Spence over against the cage.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spence struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River gets through Spence 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.

River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River throws out a powerful jab.
Spence has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
Spence moves out of range as River strikes.
River throws a lazy right hand but Spence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Spence . That did some damage!
Spence fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Spence is just out of range.
Spence moves out of range of the body kick from River.
Spence looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by River.
Kollaa River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between River's hands.
A swing and a miss from River.
Spence swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spence misses with a jab, cross combination.
River throws a quick counter kick to the body but Spence avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
Spence staying out of range there.
River misses the body punch
and Spence counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spence throws an off balance right hand
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spence is out of range.
Spence lands with a kick to the temple. River shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River scores with a hook to the body. Spence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spence throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Spence .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by River.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kollaa River will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kollaa River's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Spence scores with a head kick.
River misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spence .
River shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Kollaa River's cut is getting worse.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Spence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spence misses with a looping right.
River looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spence .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a low kick, looking for Spence 's leg but Spence calmly moves out of range.
Spence swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Spence .
River throws a nice looking combination but Spence bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spence ducks right into an uppercut from River.
Spence misses with a body shot.
Spence takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
River misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spence ! But no joy.
Spence on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
River swings for the body but Spence moves out of range.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
Spence lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
River connects with a leg kick.
River misses with a looping right.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Spence counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spence jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good shot there by Spence .
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spence on the side of the head.
Spence throws a hook but River blocks it.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Spence checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Spence throws the kick towards the body but River avoids it.
River was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River connects with a high kick.
Kollaa River is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for River.
Spence misses with a body shot.
River looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spence looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Spence to counter with a crisp jab.
Spence tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Spence lands a big head kick that sends River tumbling to the mat! Spence takes a step backwards and waves River back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Spence keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
Spence tries to clinch up.
Spence avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Spence 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Spence 's shoulder, as Spence tries to avoid the shot.
River clobbers Spence with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spence scores with a jab to the head.

Kollaa River's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
River throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spence on the side of the head.
River has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spence finds it's way round the side to connect with River's head.
River throws a shot from downtown. Spence moves away and avoids it.
Spence moves out of range of the body kick.
Spence blocks a head kick by River.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River throws a leg kick which misses Spence 's front leg but catches the back leg as Spence tries to avoid it.
Spence blocks the body kick.
Spence looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kollaa River will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kollaa River's cut.
That's time! River's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

River misses with a straight left.
Spence takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
River is looking to counter with a body kick.
Spence scores with a decent looking hook.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As River backs off Spence throws a huge counter combo but River manages to avoid it all.
Spence takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spence misses with a wild body shot.
River throws the left hand but Spence avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River drops his hands momentarily and Spence takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
River connects with a crisp jab.
Spence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
Spence keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Spence .
It looked like River wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River throws a head kick but Spence moves out of range.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
River lands a head shot.
River misses the shot to the body.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spence defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spence misses with a looping right.
Spence clobbers River with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spence .
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spence looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A head kick by River misses
and Spence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Spence swings widly with a right hand
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Spence gets a clinch.
Spence misses with a knee to the head.
River is trying to break the clinch but Spence is controlling him.
Spence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spence will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning River up against the cage.

River's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spence blocks a head kick by River.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spence .
River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Spence momentarily.
River throws out a loose jab but Spence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from River with a body shot.
River misses with a two punch combination.
River throws a leg kick that misses.
River tries to land a leg kick but Spence saw it coming and moves away.
It seemed like Spence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Spence lands a big head kick that sends River tumbling to the mat! Spence takes a step backwards and waves River back to his feet - he wants the finish!

River is rocked!

Jeez, Kollaa River's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kollaa River's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alan Spence !
Our winner, Alan Spence , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.